Updated 5:20 PM ET: Since publishing this story, OnePlus has reached out with the following response — “OnePlus values user feedback and is committed to delivering the best smartphone experience. Our team is currently investigating these reports to identify the best solutions for our users, and we will issue updates as soon as they are ready. Regarding the green tint, we are working to resolve this in [Read More…]

What you need to know On Sunday, The New York Times Magazine’s annual Music Issue hits newsstands with Google Lens interactive content. Readers will be able to use Lens to reveal videos, animations, and even access the magazine’s “25 Songs That Matter Now” playlist. Google and the New York Times have also teamed up in the past with augmented reality ads for season 3 of Stranger Things. [Read More…]

The Pixel 4’s display lowers down to 60Hz in certain situations to help extend battery life.

What you need to know Google has promised that it will soon roll out a software update for the Pixel 4 to enable 90Hz in “more brightness conditions.” The company says the “Smooth Display” on the Pixel 4 switches down to 60Hz in order to help extend battery life. It is expected to release the software update in the “coming weeks.” [Read More…]

What you need to know Google has temporarily paused the OTA rollout of Android Q Beta 5 after discovering an issue related to installing updates. It is currently investigating the issue and is expected to roll out another update within the next few days. If you still wish to try out the latest Android Q beta, you can flash it manually to your Pixel [Read More…]

Like almost everyone on the planet, I’ve never touched a Galaxy Fold. But I have bent things made of plastic plenty of times and can see a big issue with the phone that few people are talking about: physics. Specifically, the tighter the radius of a bend in a piece of rigid or semi-rigid material, the higher the chance is that it will be damaged. Multiply that chance by the 200,000 times a Galaxy Fold screen is designed [Read More…]

Google recently launched the Home Max as its flagship smart speaker, and although it’s not perfect, it’s still a lot of fun for audio lovers that are heavily invested in Google’s walled-garden. The speaker isn’t without its flaws, but there’s a new one that was recently discovered that could prove to be a pain in the butt for a small group of people.

Over the last few days, a small but growing number of OnePlus 5 users have claimed that upon dialing ‘911’ or ‘999’ — numbers designated for emergency services in the U.S. and UK, respectively — their phones have rebooted prior to the call going through.

On Reddit, many people have speculated that it is a problem with the phone’s ability to find a reliable GPS signal, which [Read More…]

Samsung’s OTA update to fix the Galaxy S8 red tint is now live in two markets.

Samsung is now rolling out an OTA update that fixes the red tint issue on the Galaxy S8 and S8+. The update kicked off in Korea last week, and is now available for Indian and European units. The fix is going out to S8 and S8+ units in the UK, Germany, and Turkey, and should be rolling out to additional countries in the [Read More…]

The fifth Nougat beta update is now rolling out to the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge to those enrolled in the Galaxy Beta program in the UK and South Korea. While there aren’t any new feature additions, the update fixes the intermittent reboot issue, and has several stability improvements.

The update comes in at 301MB, and you’ll be able to download it by heading into your phone’s [Read More…]

If you’re a Priv owner on AT&T who has been struck with the ‘No Service’ bug that has been affecting some AT&T Privs since mid-September, you’ll be pleased to know there has been some movement towards fixing the issue.

The root cause for this issue has been identified, and a solution will be made available shortly as BlackBerry is working with AT&T to expedite the release of a software fix. As soon as this is available the [Read More…]